Tom O'Donoghue

Tonight the second semi-final of Vidbir 2019 took place, with a further 8 acts fighting for a place in the final on February 23rd. Featured on the lineup were Laud, who took part last year and finished fourth in the final with “Waiting“, as well as KAZKA and Letay from…

Sweden is now over halfway through it’s Melodifestivalen 2019 national final. It’s time to hear the third set of songs fighting for a place in the final next month. SVT have now released one minute clips of the third round of Melodifestivalen 2019 songs. The seven songs will compete in…

The United Kingdom have decided! Michael Rice with ‘Bigger Than Us’ will represent the country at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv. BBC’s national final took place tonight with six acts taking to the stage but with a new format for this year’s contest. With only three songs on offer, each…

Last Saturday saw Melodifestivalen 2019 kick off with it’s first semi-final in Gothenburg. We now know first set of acts for the final next month and soon we will find two more to join them. SVT have now released one minute clips of the second round of Melodifestivalen 2019 songs.…

The BBC have revealed that they are launching ‘Eurovision Calling’ – a new weekly Eurovision Podcast, hosted by Scott Mills. The show will be available via the BBC Sounds website and app. Scott Mills has commentated at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals since 2011. He has also been part of the…

RAI have revealed the full list of duet partners for the Sanremo Festival 2019. The duets will take place on the fourth night of the annual Italian song contest on February 8th. Notable duet partners include 2018’s Fabrizio Moro and Ermal Meta and 1993’s Enrico Ruggeri. Two international artists will also be present:…

SVT have released one minute clips of the first round of Melodifestivalen 2019 songs. The seven songs will compete in the first semi-final in Göteborg. The one minute clips of the songs have been released as usual on SVT Play. Check them out at the links below. Nano – Chasing…

DR, Denmark’s national broadcaster, have released the ten competing songs for the upcoming Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2019. Denmark’s national final is set to take place on February 23rd at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning. Listen to the songs at the DR website or using the artists profile links below. The ten artists & songs Simone Emilie…

Eleni Foureira, who represented Cyprus at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest, will appear at the final of Söngvakeppnin 2019. RUV have confirmed the singer will be the special guest at Iceland’s national final. The final will be in Laugardagshöll on 2nd of March and broadcast by RUV, Iceland’s national broadcaster.…

RUV, the broadcaster for Iceland, have revealed the the lineup of the two semi-finals of Söngvakeppnin 2019. Earlier RUV had announced the ten competing artists for Iceland’s national final. The semi finals will be held at Háskólabíó on the 9th and 16th of February. As previous years the final will…